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Meaning of knock on the door of | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To ask for entrance or admission into.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see knock, on, the, door, of.

Examples

“Every year, thousands of students knock on the door of Ivy League universities.”

“Who can it be knocking at my door? Go away, don't come 'round here no more Can't you see that it's late at night? I'm very tired and I'm not feeling right”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

knock on the head knock on wood knock one out knock oneself out knock out knock out of the box